Archive for 2016
Cyprus, Greece and Israel to sign Research and Technology Memorandum
The heads of government of Cyprus Greece and Israel are expected to sign on Thursday a Memorandum on Research & Technology, in the context of a Trilateral Summit which takes place in Jerusalem.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades arrived in Israel …
Barnet to consult on prevention services for adult social care
Barnet Council has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its prevention and early support services to make sure they are effective and deliver the best possible value for money.
Across the country, adult social care is under growing pressure.
Akinci describes January 2017 as a period of “extremely vital importance” for the future of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris newspaper (07.12.16) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that yesterday he discussed the Cyprus negotiations with Martin Schultz, Speaker of the European Parliament. In statements after their meeting, Akinci described next January …
Aid institutions wary of politics sapping Cyprus reforms -source
Cyprus needs to speed up its tackling of the bad loans held by banks and could see privatisation plans sapped by politics next year, a source familiar with the thinking of the international organisations policing the country’s economic reforms said.…
Cyprus to try again to sell stake in telecoms firm Cyta
Dec 7 Cyprus will try again “soon” to push through the sale of a minority stake in state telecoms company Cyta, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Wednesday.
“We shall have another go, having failed to convince our parliament with …
Teams qualified for the Champions League last 16
Teams qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League following Wednesday’s final group matches.
Group winners
Arsenal
Napoli
Barcelona
Atletico Madrid
Monaco
Borussia Dortmund
Leicester City
Juventus
Runners-up
Paris St Germain
Benfica
Manchester City
Bayern Munich…
MPs back May’s Brexit timetable
MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit timetable on Wednesday after she headed off a rebellion in her Conservative Party over a lack of insight into the government’s strategy to leave the European Union.
May has come under pressure …
Spurs beat CSKA to grab Europa League spot
Tottenham Hotspur dressed the wound of their Champions League exit with a 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday that secured the consolation prize of a place in the continent’s second-tier contest.
A well-taken effort from Dele Alli, …
Porto crush Leicester 5-0 to ease into last 16
Porto eased into the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Leicester City’s hapless second-string side, who suffered the heaviest defeat ever by an English side in the European Cup.
With their qualification as Group …
US President releases bi-Monthly Report on Cyprus
US government reaffirms its commitment to finding a just and lasting settlement to the Cyprus problem, which will reunite Cyprus as a bizonal bicommunal federation, in US President bi-Monthly Report on Cyprus for June and July. The report is prepared …
